https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/us-artist-visa-costs-2026-o1-p1-fees https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/us-artist-visa-costs-2026-o1-p1-fees A four-piece band now pays about $5,400 in US government fees before it plays a note, and most of that is premium processing that waits of nearly a year make hard to avoid. We add up the O and P visa bill from USCIS and State Department sources, and look at who it shuts out. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industryartist-rightstouringvisasimmigration